Malvina Hoffman,
American, 1887-1966

Solomon Islander Climbing a Palm Tree

Bronze, brown and black patina
18 inches high, Circa 1930
Signed on the base
Foundry: Cellini Bronze Works, N.Y.

This piece was one of the works from the "Hall of Man Series" commisioned by Marshal Field for the Field Museum in Chicago. Hoffman recorded the history of the commission and her global travels to execute it in her book, "Heads and Tails"